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Patent GB-190923226-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to fluid Meters.
IPC: G01F1/46
Filed: 1909-10-11
Granted: 1910-08-18
Abstract: 23,226. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Oct. 11. Anemometers.-An improved Pitot tube for fluid-meters comprises one tube with a plurality of orifices facing the flowing fluid, and a second tube with one or more orifices facing in the opposite direction. The main 3 is screwed to receive a plug 4 provided with a head 5 having screwed openings 6, 7 to receive the pipes which connect the plug with the motor proper. The head 5 has pins 8, which serve to condense any steam that may get into the passages. A thin tube 9, brazed into the plug, has a number of orifices 10, the pressures of the fluid entering these orifices being equalized in the chamber 14. The end of the tube is closed by the disk 11, which has an axial opening 12 and a radial opening 13, which act as a dam and ensure a constant water level on the plug. Inside the tube 9 is a concentric tube 15, which communicates with an orifice 18 facing in the direction of the flowing fluid and constitutes the low-pressure part of the system. The tube is shown in Fig. 3 coupled to a motor comprising a tilted member 26, to which are attached mercury-containing vessels 27, 28. Attached to the member 26 is an arm 31 moving over a calibrated scale 32.
Patent GB-190924716-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrolytic Apparatus for the Production of Pure Oxygen and Hydrogen.
Inventor: EYCKEN RAPHAEL
IPC: C25B9/00
Filed: 1909-10-27
Granted: 1910-10-27
Abstract: 24,716. Eycken, R., Leroy, C., and Moritz, R. Dec. 9, 1908, [Convention date]. Electrodes; e l e c t r olytes, circulating. - In apparatus for the production of hydrogen and oxygen, a number of electrodes of the type described in Specification 22,028/99 are provided with lugs which are connected together to form conduits, the joints being exposed to detect leakage; means are provided for drawing-off the gases produced. One side of each electrode is connected by a passage 4, Fig. 4, with one conduit 2, the other s i d e being connected with another conduit 3, Fig. 3, while both sides are connected with a lower conduit 5. The electrolyte circulates from a reservoir 11 through the lower conduit and the spaces between the electrodes and diaphragms 7 to the upper conduits. The gases also pass through the upper conduits to the reservoir, which is divided into two parts as shown. The joints between the lugs on the electrodes are made by rubber washers 8 fitting in recesses. The pressure of the gas in each side of the reservoir, and the discharge of the gas through tubular valves 17, are controlled by floats 14 connected together by rods 16 and a lever 15. Sediment collects in the reservoir and may be discharged.
Patent GB-190928837-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Counter Propellers for Water and Air Vehicles.
Inventor: WAGNER RUDOLF
IPC: B63H1/28
Filed: 1909-12-09
Granted: 1910-04-07
Abstract: 28,837. Wagner, R. Dec. 9. Screw propellers. Comprises improvements in counter - propellers which are situated behind the main propeller and are not provided with a casing. The blades of the counter - propeller are curved radially in a direction opposite to that of the rotation of the main propeller. Fig. 1 shows the curved blades a which may be supported by struts b to increase their effectiveness. The blades a in cross-section may be concave or straight on one side and convex on the other, or with parallel faces bevelled at the edges. The struts bare stated to be applicable either to the curved blades or to straight blades.
Patent GB-190930429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Needles.
Inventor: SCHOMBURG FREDERICK HENRY
IPC: D05B85/00
Filed: 1909-12-29
Granted: 1910-04-14
Abstract: 30,429. Schomburg, F. H., and Smart, S. H. Dec. 29. Sewing-needles.-The eye of a sewing-needle terminates at each end in a converging slot 14 the end wall of which is convex. Thread-grooves 16, 17 extend from the end of the needle past the eye. The needle may be single-pointed, as shown, or double-pointed.
Patent GB-191002541-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Delivering Measured Quantities of Liquid.
Inventor: LASSEN JENS JACOB
IPC: C02F1/68
Filed: 1910-02-01
Granted: 1910-12-15
Abstract: 2541. Lassen, J. J., and Hjort, V. F. Feb. 1. Automatic-feed weighers.-Relates to apparatus for delivering weighed quantities of liquid, of the kind in which tipping receptacles B, B<1>, oscillating about a pivot B<2>, carry openmouthed chambers D, which, during a discharging operation, dip below the surface of previously discharged liquid in a tank C and thereby cushion the descent of the receptacle. Within the tank, and beneath each chamber D, is arranged a pipe E terminating in a casing E<1> outside the tank. The casing contains an adjustable air vent H to permit escape of air from the chamber D during its descent, and also contains a non-return valve G, which opens when the receptacle ascends.
Patent GB-191005563-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: BROWN DONALD
IPC: B60C27/00
Filed: 1910-03-05
Granted: 1910-12-31
Abstract: 5563. Brown, D. March 5. Tread projections and surfaces.-The tread of a pneumatic tyre is provided with metal pieces b suitably spaced apart by integral distancepieces e and connected together by a metal strip d or the like. The pieces b are formed with projections c which engage in recesses in the tyre tread. According to the Provisional Specification, distance-pieces comprising projections on the tyre tread may be employed between the metal pieces, which are secured on the tread by two circumferential wires lying in recesses in them; or the distance-pieces may comprise strips of leather or the like threaded with the pieces b on two circumferential wires.
Patent GB-191005750-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Packing for Railway Axle-boxes and the like.
Inventor: WORT WALTER EDWARD
IPC: B61F15/22
Filed: 1910-03-08
Granted: 1910-11-24
Abstract: 5750. Wort, W. E. March 8. Cup-leather packing.-A packing-device for railway axle - boxes &c. comprises two leather rings H, L secured to a metal ring A, which has an inner flange B and an outer flange C bent radially at D. The flanged leather ring H, secured to the flange B, bears against the axle J and one wall of the recess E, and the ring L, secured to the flange C, bears against the opposite wall M of the recess. The leather rings are secured by tongues N struck up from the metal of the ring A.
Patent GB-191005878-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Fish-curing Houses.
Inventor: OLIVER CHARLES
IPC: A23B4/052
Filed: 1910-03-09
Granted: 1911-03-09
Abstract: 5878. Oliver, C. March 9. P r e s e r v i n g fish. - Houses for smoking fish a r e provided with wooden or other baffles a, a' to prevent downdraught and falling of rain &c., to reduce condensation of water, and to deflect condensation water into gutters b. The baffles may be hinged or removably mounted, and if not overlapping may have another baffle above them. The chimney has a cap e. Specifications 674/78, 22,275/93, and 2442/03, [all in Class 25, Chimneys &c.], and 5900/06 are referred to.
Patent GB-191009867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sound Producing Devices for Fog Signalling, Position Locating or the like.
Inventor: NORTHEY JOHN PELL
IPC: G10K7/06
Filed: 1910-04-22
Granted: 1910-07-28
Abstract: 9867. Northey, J. P. April 22. Sirens. - In a siren or like sound-producing device of the " Diaphone " type, as described in Specification 305/10, the closed piston is arranged to work in conjunction with a sufficient body or column of air to provide means for regulating its reciprocation. The piston E is provided with an extension G having air-slots g and adapted to work in an extension h of the cylinder D. The chamber J is connected to the same air supply as the cylinder D. The note air from the sirens passes into the three resonators B, B', the latter providing the column of air that controls the piston. The chamber J and slots i, g may be omitted, and the extended piston may then work in the extension of the cylinder, horn, &c. ; or the usual piston may work in an extension of the cylinder; or the extension or tube may be closed or .partly closed by a valve or plug.
Patent GB-191010389-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine or Apparatus for Wrapping Confections and other Articles in Paper or other Covering Material.
IPC: B65B11/14
Filed: 1910-04-28
Granted: 1911-04-06
Abstract: 10,389. Forgrove Machinery Co., and Grover, F. April 28. Packeting by wrapping-up.-Relates to apparatus for wrapping sweetmeats &c. into packets with twisted ends wherein the article to be packed is located within the leading end of a wrapper in tube form, which latter passes through a rotative carrier by which the wrapper and the contained article is held and rotated while the wrapper tube is gripped by stationary grippers. The grippers which hold and rotate the article are arranged to be spring-held in the closed position, and are opened at intervals while feeding takes place. Paper is fed from a roll beneath a tension spring 16, Fig. 1, through a plate 17x, Figs. 1 and 7, having a slot 17 of J formation, a plate 18 with a circular aperture 18 completing the formation of the web into a tube. A circular rotating feed-plate 20, Fig. 1, deposits sweetmeats singly on the paper, at that point in trough formation, and a plunger 39 advances them into position between the jaws or grippers 44, Figs. 1, 5, and 6, of the rotative carrier. The jaws 44 are pivoted at 44<Î> on a rotating part 5 arranged between brackets 4. They are held by springs 45 in the closed position and are opened at intervals by a roller 47 on an arm 48. The carrier is rotated in different directions by a chain 7. In use, the jaws are held open while the sweetmeat is being advanced, and then close on the wrapper surrounding it. The carrier is then rotated while throat pieces 53 hold the tube on each side Gripping-arms 28 draw the tube and enclosed sweetmeat forward, the latter being severed by knives 58. The completed article is shown in Fig. 10.
Patent GB-191014510-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Furnaces.
Inventor: SALESSKY JOSEPH
IPC: F27B1/00
Filed: 1910-06-15
Granted: 1911-08-15
Abstract: 14,510. Salessky, J. June 15. Shaft furnaces. -In a furnace comprising two shafts A, B communicating at their lower ends and the one containing ore &c. to be treated and the other fuel, an opening a is provided between the ends of the fuelshaft for the admission of air for combustion, and an additional opening or openings a<1> near the top for the escape of gases. By uncovering one or more of the openings a<1>, combustion is caused to take place to some extent above the opening a and the gases passing downwards to the connecting-opening c in consequence receive a higher temperature. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 2899/80.
Patent GB-191014571-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Razors.
Inventor: SHERRIN PHILIP
IPC: B26B21/44
Filed: 1910-06-16
Granted: 1911-06-15
Abstract: 14,571. Sherrin, P. June 16. Sponge substitutes.-Consists in partly vulcanizing a rubber sponge at parts d, d so as to strengthen it and provide a clearance between the sponge and the blade of a razor upon which it is mounted.
Patent GB-191015940-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Emptying Superphosphate Chambers.
IPC: C05B1/10
Filed: 1910-07-04
Granted: 1910-11-17
Abstract: 15,940. Marks, E. C. R., [Freudenthal, H.]. July 4. Mills and a p p a r a t u s.- Superphosphate which has solidified in a chamber b, Fig. 1, having concrete walls either parallel or tapered as shown, is removed by first removing a sliding bottom d and then operating a shaft c carrying knives t, Fig. 3, which are made in two parts pressed apart by a spring so that the end rollers s always bear against the walls of the chamber whatever its diameter. The knives are advanced upwards by a screw on the shaft c co-operating with a fixed nut m and gear-wheels l, l<1>. The superphosphate detached by the knives falls down a hopper f.
Patent GB-191021384-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Fastening Devices for Envelopes, Bags and the like.
Inventor: COTTON WILLIAM THOMAS
IPC: B65D27/20
Filed: 1911-03-13
Granted: 1911-10-12
Abstract: 21,384. Cotton, W. T., Steward, R., and Gribbin, R. F. March 13, 1911. Seals.-Seals for wrappers, bags, &c., of the kind consisting of two engaging members, either in the form of a stud and perforated plate, or of an internal and external member, are constructed to carry an advertisement plate or disk which covers and protects the seal. In the form shown in Fig. 8, the perforated slit plate j is cup-shaped to contain the stud i, and is adapted to receive an advertisement plate, which is forced into the upper aperture, and which flattens out the stud i. The stud may be domeshaped with slit edges, as described in Specification 21,567/09. In another modification, shown in Fig. 3, two concentric cones a, e have a slot-and-lip engagement, the outer cone a being deeper than the inner cone e to receive the advertisement plate g. In another modification, shown in Fig. 7, the stud e is provided with an enlarged head g which bears advertisements and is forced through an outer conical member with slit upper edges.
Patent GB-191023613-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Loom Shuttles.
Inventor: STARKIE RUSSELL
IPC: D03J3/04
Filed: 1910-10-12
Granted: 1911-05-25
Abstract: 23,613. Starkie, R. Oct. 12. Shuttles. - For facilitating threading, a shuttle is provided with a two-armed passage A leading both to the eye D and to the cavity C of the shuttle, a drag-pin B being situated at the junction of the two arms. The thread is caught in the T-shaped slot G at or near the end of a tool F, is drawn through the axial arm of the passage, and is pushed along the other arm till it reaches the eye.
Patent GB-191024047-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Fire Escapes, Portable and Collapsible Ladders and the like.
Inventor: HORNER ALBERT CHARLES
IPC: E06C5/16
Filed: 1910-10-18
Granted: 1911-07-06
Abstract: 24,047. Horner, A. C. Oct. 18. Portable wheeled and like ladder escapes.-A number of short ladder-sections are nested closely together on a vehicle in a substantially upright position on one or more guides, and are adapted to slide into a position from which they can be hoisted successively to form a continuous. ladder. In a casing a, adapted to be swung about trunnions by means of worm gearing, are mounted ladder guides m, n, which can be tilted about pivots o, p by means of a handwheel t, a screw s, and links q, to cause the ladder-sections to slide towards or away from the hoisting-position. The ladder-sections x are provided with hand-rails y, which carry rollers or pins z adapted to run on the upper guide m, the bottom rung 5 engaging the lower guide n. The ladder-sections are raised successively by a reciprocating plunger 4, and then by means of pawls 6 on a revolving chain 27, spigots 2 at the top of each section entering sockets in the foot of the section above. The plunger 4 is operated from the shaft 12 that drives the chain 27, by means of cams engaging levers 15, connected to rods 16, levers 17, and links 18. An auxiliary ladder 8 connects the extensible ladder with the ground. In lowering the ladder, the chain 27 is driven in the reverse direction.
Patent GB-191025829-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or in and relating to Draw-off Taps for Water or other Liquids.
IPC: E03C1/086
Filed: 1910-11-07
Granted: 1911-08-31
Abstract: 25,829. Love, Ltd., F., Love, F., and Elliott, G. H. Nov. 7. Outlets.-A non-splash fitting for a water tap comprises a series of gauge disks k secured by a screwed ring m to a member C screwed into the nozzle of the tap. In a modification, the member C is screwed on to the nozzle, and the gauge disks, together with suitable packing- rings, are gripped between the nozzle and the member C. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 6238/08.
Patent GB-191100034-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Stopping Trains Independently of Drivers.
Inventor: BAUERT WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: B61L3/04
Filed: 1911-01-02
Granted: 1911-07-06
Abstract: 34. Bauert, W. H. Jan. 2. Track apparatus for stopping trains.-A hook member raised into operative position from the cabin engages a loop on a swinging frame on the locomotive to actuate the brake and throttle valves. The hook member may have the hook 22 solid with a counterweighted lever 19, as shown in Fig. 1, or the hook may be held in position on the lever by a spring 25 as shown in Fig. 5, which construction allows movement of the hook under the action of obstructions such as a cowcatcher on the engine. A swing- ing frame 1 on the engine supports the hook arms 12 in guides and a plate 6 at the top of the arms 12 is connected to a quadrant on the shaft 29, which also carries an arm 32 connected through springs to the brake valve 34. A pin on the arm actuating the brake valve actuates the throttle valve through the arm 35 which is kept in operated position by a stop. The engagement of the hook 22 with the arms 12 causes these to slide down in the guides, and the upper curved portions of the arms cause the hooks 12 to open to release the hook 22.
Patent GB-191101476-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Adjustable Shelves for Letter-baskets and the like.
Inventor: BOUVERIE STUART PLEYDELL
IPC: A47F3/06
Filed: 1911-01-19
Granted: 1912-01-18
Abstract: 1476. Bouverie, S. P., and Harding, A. W. G. Jan. 19. Shelves and shelf fittings.-Relates to a set of shelves F mounted on a frame E pivoted in a case as shown in Fig. 1. The frame may hang vertically in the case, or be supported in the position shown by means of a rod G, the ends of which slide in guides H, H' on the bottom of the case and on the lowest shelf respectively. The ends of the guides are recessed to allow the rod G to retain its position. Fig. 3 shows an alternative device for holding the shelves in the extended position. A rod G' is hinged to the bottom D of the case, and passes through a ring H<2> pivoted to a bracket H<3> carried by the lowest shelf F. A recess G<3> is provided in the rod, the shoulder G<5> of which forms a stop against which the ring H<2> rests. Fig. 5 shows a latch for fastening the doors of the case containing the shelves. The latch consists of a spring-pressed rocking bar K contained in a recess in the top of the case, and carrying bolts K<1>, K<2> at its ends. The bolt K<2> is adapted to engage in a recess in the top of one of the doors of the case, while the bolt K' engages frictionally with a plate M<1> secured to the other door M. When the door M is opened, the bar K rotates about its pivot under the influence of the spring L<1> and lifts the bolt K<2> from the door N.
Patent GB-191105391-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Radiators for Heating Buildings and the like.
IPC: F28F21/08
Filed: 1911-03-03
Granted: 1911-05-18
Abstract: 5391. Hager & Weidmann Ges. March 3, 1910, [Convention date]. Radiators. - Elements made of sheet metal and having parts of elliptical or like crosssection are fitted with plates g or bars extending on the line of the major axes of these parts, to prevent deformation under internal pressure.
Patent GB-191107505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Water Tube Boilers.
Inventor: SCHMIDT WILHELM
IPC: F22B21/12
Filed: 1911-03-25
Granted: 1911-10-05
Abstract: 7505. Schmidt, W. April 16, 1910, [Convention date]. U-tube superheaters; dampers for controlling superheaters; tempering furnace gases for superheaters.-In the boiler shown, the furnace gases pass upwards through flues K, L formed by water-tube walls D and containing the generating - tubes C, and then pass successively through the flues M, Q containing steam-superheaters and feed-water heaters P respectively. Apertures F at the top of the boiler, normally closed by plates H, may be opened during forced heating-up to allow air to enter the superheaterflues. In a modification, a damper is fitted at the top of a superheater to allow part or the whole of the gases to pass directly into the feed-heater flue, which is provided with a partition to prevent the direct escape of the gases to the uptake. A superheater consists of U- shaped or sinuous tubes connected to a partitioned drum, which is arranged parallel to the boiler drums and at the outlet of the superheater flue.
Patent GB-191117803-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Utilisation of the Bark of Willow-switches or Osiers.
Inventor: DUDA OLDRICH
IPC: D01C1/02
Filed: 1911-08-04
Granted: 1912-07-25
Abstract: 17,803. Duda, O. Aug. 4. Fibres, obtaining.-Willow bark or twigs are treated by steaming or boiling for a short time at a pressure of from one to three atmospheres, and then cutting the twigs &c. into suitable lengths and passing them between corrugated rollers to separate the fibres from one another and from the remaining cellular part of the bark. The longer fibres are separated from the shorter fibres by any known means, the long fibres impregnated with tanning products from the bark being used for spinning purposes, and the short fibres mixed with the cellular part of the bark being dried and pressed into blocks for use as an insulating-material for heat or electricity, for packing stuffing-boxes and joints, and for manufacturing pasteboard, felt-like sheets, &c.
Patent GB-191121334-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Insulated Electric Leads or Cables.
Inventor: BROOMFIELD FREDERICK HARRY
IPC: H01B3/18
Filed: 1911-09-27
Granted: 1912-09-27
Abstract: 21,334. Broomfield, F. H., and Tawn, E. H. Sept. 27. Varnishes.-Electric insulating compositions for impregnating paper or fibrous coverings of cables consist of cotton-seed-oil pitch, stearine pitch or wool pitch, together with gilsonite, manjack, asphalt, or bitumen, oils, such as castor oil, cotton-seed oil, heavy lubricating-oil, palm oil, resin oil, &c., Venice turpentine and solvents such as carbon tetrachloride, petroleum spirit, &c.
Patent GB-191121593-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Production of Copper by Electrolysis.
Inventor: DOUVRELEUR RAYMOND
IPC: C25C1/12
Filed: 1911-09-30
Granted: 1912-09-12
Abstract: 21,593. Douvreleur, R. Sept. 30. Copper and sulphuric acid, obtaining; electrodes.-A solution obtained by lixiviation of a copper ore is treated with sulphur dioxide and is electrolyzed between parallel verticallyarranged rotating anodes and stationary cathodes. Copper free from sulphide is thus deposited at a low electric pressure, and the sulphuric acid formed renders the liquid suitable for further lixiviation. The sulphur dioxide may be produced by roasting pyrites or the ore itself. Preferably, the cathodes consist of parallel plates between which are anodes each consisting of a rotating disk B and a surrounding stationary plate A. The disks B are preferably secured by means of washers or sleeves of hard lead to a shaft 0 which passes through stuffing-boxes in the sides of the vat and is mounted in ball bearings. The cathodes and the outer parts of the anodes are mounted at their lower edges in slotted strips D of ebonite or other material. The anodes may be of lead or carbon. The vat is preferably closed.
Patent GB-191125347-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Piano Playing Mechanism and the like.
Inventor: ATKINSON CLAUDE WILLIAM
Filed: 1911-11-14
Granted: 1912-11-07
Abstract: 25,347. Atkinson, C. W. Nov. 14. Drawings to Specification. Player - pianos; actions. - The pneumatic action described in Specification 6503/10 is mounted on a bracket under the key-bed and inside the casing of an ordinary upright piano. The note-operating pneumatics are vertically arranged and actuate the keys through bellcrank levers, pivoted on the bracket, and pusher-rods. Adjustable nuts are provided on the ends of the pusher-rods, which may pass through holes in the key-bed. The tracker-bar and motor are arranged behind the top front board, the pumping-device behind the bottom front board. The pipes from the tracker-bar and the connexion to the pumping device lead to a perforated plate, which bears against another plate from which pipes lead to the action.